Understanding the economic role of Northern Rivers Region provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of the Ballina Shire's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina Shire | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,141 | 5.0 | 967 | 5.6 | 858 | 5.2 |
| Mining | 116 | 0.5 | 94 | 0.5 | 64 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 7,590 | 33.4 | 5,801 | 33.5 | 6,038 | 36.6 |
| Household services | 9,755 | 42.9 | 7,251 | 41.9 | 6,512 | 39.5 |
| Business services | 3,054 | 13.4 | 2,389 | 13.8 | 2,183 | 13.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,073 | 4.7 | 806 | 4.7 | 842 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 22,730 | 100.0 | 17,308 | 100.0 | 16,496 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||